Dongdaemun-gu Gieok Kium School Operation Manifesto Contest Grand Prize Winner

Operation of Dementia Healing Programs Including Future-Oriented ICT-Based Smart Program Utilization and Memory-Keum School Management

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) won the Grand Prize in the super-aged society response category at the “11th National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practices Competition” hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters.

The National Basic Local Government Heads Manifesto Best Practices Competition is an event that gathers excellent pledges and policies of mayors, county governors, and district heads in one place to build a new model of democracy and strengthen the policy capabilities of local governments, sharing solutions to regional problems and future alternatives.

This competition was held under the theme of “Innovative Dialogue for Future Society,” inviting excellent pledge cases across seven fields: job creation and employment improvement, income gap resolution, super-aged society response, climate and environment, safety autonomy, regional culture revitalization, and newsletter broadcasting.

Among 226 basic local governments nationwide, 144 submitted 353 cases, showing enthusiasm hotter than any other year.

The district presented the case of the inclusive dementia healing program that cares for both dementia patients and their families, titled 'Nadu (Do) Remembering with Family, Family Memory Care (Care),' and won the Grand Prize in the super-aged society response category.

The 'Nadu (Do) Remembering with Family, Family Memory Care (Care)' case received high evaluation from the judges through ▲ virtual experience training using VR devices ▲ utilization of ICT-based smart programs such as robot therapy and AI speakers ▲ management of dementia patients and families through operation of the Memory Enhancement School ▲ operation of the Dorandoran Forest Experience Program.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “Our district’s super-aged society response policy was honored with the Grand Prize at a competition where excellent pledge implementation cases from across the country gathered and competed,” adding, “We will do our best to create a better future for Dongdaemun through sincere pledge implementation and discovery of excellent policies.”

Since winning the Excellence Award in pledge implementation at the Manifesto Best Practices Competition in 2011, the district has continued to win awards for five consecutive years, including the Grand Prize in the integrity category in 2015, the Grand Prize in resident communication in 2016, the Excellence Award in regional culture revitalization in 2017 and 2019, and the Grand Prize in the super-aged society response category in 2020. (The Manifesto Best Practices Competition was not held in 2014 and 2018.)

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